Built between 353 and 350 B.C.E. for the Anatolian satrap Mausolus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was an ancient wonder until it was destroyed in an earthquake.

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25.04.2024

Dentist Notices A Likely Human Jawbone In His Parents' Floor

A dentist visiting his parents' newly renovated house noticed something strange in their travertine floors: a human mandible with teeth.

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25.04.2024

Burke Ramsey, The Brother Of Murder Victim JonBenét Ramsey

Burke Ramsey was just nine years old when his sister JonBenét was killed — so why has he been accused of her murder?

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24.04.2024

Frank Hamer, The Texas Ranger Who Stopped Bonnie And Clyde

In 1934, Texas Ranger and law enforcement officer Frank Hamer led the posse that tracked down and killed Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.

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24.04.2024

Italian Research Team Claims They May Have Found Plato's Tomb

Researchers studying scrolls at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum say they have finally located the burial site of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.

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24.04.2024

The Voynich Manuscript Could Be, Partially, About Sex

Based on similar medieval texts, researchers believe sections of the mysterious 600-year-old Voynich manuscript could focus on sex.

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24.04.2024

Omertà: The Mafia's Life-Or-Death Code Of Silence

In the Mafia, omertà is a sacred vow that forbids members from cooperating with authorities — and the consequences for betraying it are fatal.

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24.04.2024

Nasubi, The Contestant On History's Cruelest Reality Show

Japanese comedian Tomoaki Hamatsu, a.k.a. Nasubi, lived naked and alone in a locked apartment for 15 months as part of the live reality show "Susunu! Denpa Shōnen."

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24.04.2024

Archaeologists Discover "Massive" Skeletons of Viking Descendants In Sicily

The Norman Vikings had a history of conquering territories throughout the Mediterranean.

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23.04.2024

Villa Possibly Belonging To Roman Emperor Augustus Unearthed

Researchers from the University of Tokyo believe they have unearthed the lost villa of Roman Emperor Augustus near Mount Vesuvius.

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23.04.2024

Bronze Age 'Zombie Grave' Unearthed In Germany

Archaeologists discovered a 4,200-year-old "zombie grave" in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, in which a body was pinned into place by a large stone.

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22.04.2024

The Brutal Death Of Nicole Brown Simpson, O.J. Simpson's Ex-Wife

Two years after divorcing former NFL star O.J. Simpson, Nicole Brown Simpson was stabbed to death outside her Los Angeles home on June 12, 1994.

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22.04.2024

Mt. Vesuvius Caused Its Victims' Blood To Vaporize And Heads To Explode

A new hypothesis based on the victims' skeletons posits that the extreme heat caused their blood to boil and consequently, their skulls to explode.

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22.04.2024

Inside The Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy Theory

On December 11, 1998, NASA photographed a piece of space debris that conspiracy theorists believe is actually an alien craft called the Black Knight Satellite.

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22.04.2024

1,500-Year-Old Tomb Of Germanic Lord Found Buried With Circle Of Women

The elaborate burial complex, which also contains animal sacrifices and valuable gold artifacts, appears to be the cemetery of a royal court.

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22.04.2024

Who Betrayed Anne Frank And Her Family To The Nazis?

Known for her diary of life in hiding during the Holocaust, German-Jewish teenager Anne Frank was turned over to the Nazis in 1944 — but who betrayed her?

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20.04.2024

Anchor Found From Merchant Royal Shipwreck Worth $1.3 Billion

The Merchant Royal sank in 1641 with 100,000 pounds of gold while returning home from Mexico to England. It hasn't been seen since.

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20.04.2024

Schwerer Gustav Gun: The Biggest Cannon In The World

The largest gun in world history, Germany's Schwerer Gustav railway gun was 150 feet long, weighed 1,500 tons, and fired the biggest artillery shells of World War II.

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20.04.2024

Leif Erikson, The First European Explorer To Reach America

Widely believed to be the first European explorer to set foot on North America, Norse seafarer Leif Erikson reached Canada's northeastern shores around 1000 C.E.

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20.04.2024

Human Remains Found On Welsh Coast Could Be Centuries Old

A human skeleton found along the Dunraven Bay cliffside could be linked to shipwrecks from the 16th, 17th, or 18th centuries.

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19.04.2024

Who Built The Pyramids Of Egypt? Inside The Historical Evidence

Although historians once believed that it was enslaved Jewish laborers who built the pyramids of Egypt, it was likely a group of skilled workers who were paid well.

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19.04.2024

Study Finds Female Vikings Purposefully Elongated Their Skulls

Researchers found examples of skull elongations on three 8th to 11th-century Viking women in Gotland, an island in Sweden.

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18.04.2024

Robert Durst, The Real Estate Scion Who Became A Murderer

A multimillionaire real estate heir, Robert Durst was convicted of murdering his friend Susan Berman and suspected of killing two others.

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18.04.2024

Metal Detectorist Finds 6,000-Year-Old Ax In Polish Forest

While metal detecting in a Polish forest, Romuald Ościak stumbled upon a 6,000-year-old Neolithic ax.

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18.04.2024

2,500-Year-Old Greek-Illyrian Helmet Unearthed In Croatia

The Greek-Illyrian warrior's helmet was found in the town of Zakotorac on Croatia's Pelješac peninsula and dates to the sixth century B.C.E.

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17.04.2024

77 Stunning Color Photos Of The World's Cultures A Century Ago

Sponsored by French banker Albert Kahn, "The Archives of the Planet" aimed to document the world in color photos from 1909 to 1931.

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17.04.2024

2,500-Year-Old Erotic Graffiti In Greece Is Among Oldest Ever Found

Originally discovered in 2014, the erotic graffiti details a sensual liaison between two Ancient Greek men on the island of Astypalaia.

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17.04.2024

Edward John Smith, The Captain Of The RMS Titanic

The captain of the Titanic when it sank in 1912, Edward John Smith had a long career with the White Star Line before he died.

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17.04.2024

Skinwalkers: The Real Story Behind The Chilling Navajo Legend

Shapeshifting witches of Navajo lore, Skinwalkers can take on various terrifying forms ranging from coyotes to wolves to bears.

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17.04.2024

Ancient Traces Of Ayahuasca Discoverd In Shamanic Pouch In Bolivia

The archaeological discovery was made in 2010, but confirming what chemicals were contained within the pouch 1,000 years ago took a while.

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16.04.2024

Henry Hill And The True Story Of 'Goodfellas'

An associate of the Lucchese crime family, Henry Hill became an informant after his arrest in 1980 — and later inspired the film "Goodfellas."

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16.04.2024

Stunning Frescoes Uncovered In Pompeii Banquet Room

These frescoes found in Pompeii were painted on the dark walls of a banquet room and depict figures from the Trojan War like Helen of Troy.

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16.04.2024

Study Reveals Gruesome Trend Of Neolithic Human Sacrifice

Researchers discovered 20 suspected examples of Neolithic human sacrifice by the "incaprettamento" method at 15 sites across Europe.

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15.04.2024

Colleen Ritzer, The Teacher Killed By Her 14-Year-Old Student

On October 22, 2013, 24-year-old math teacher Colleen Ritzer was raped and murdered by her ninth-grade student Philip Chism in Danvers, Massachusetts.

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14.04.2024

Navajo Code Talkers, The Allies' Secret Weapon During WW2

In 1942, Navajo Code Talkers created an unbreakable cipher to help Allied forces transmit secret messages in the Pacific Theater during World War 2.

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14.04.2024

Chang And Eng Bunker, The Siamese Twins Who Became Showmen

The "original" Siamese twins, Chang and Eng Bunker were conjoined at the sternum — and became a sideshow sensation because of it.

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14.04.2024

Bass Reeves’ Children And Their Complicated Story

Legendary U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves had at least 11 children: Alice, Bass Jr., Benjamin, Edgar, Georgie, Harriet, Homer, Lula, Newland, Robert, and Sally.

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14.04.2024

Billy Batts' Real-Life Murder Was Too Brutal For 'Goodfellas' To Show

After being released from prison, Gambino mobster Billy Batts wanted to get his loanshark business back. Tommy DeSimone had other plans.

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Did Catherine The Great Really Have Erotic Furniture?

Weapon Chest Found On 500-Year-Old Shipwreck In Sweden

The Mausoleum At Halicarnassus, A Wonder Of The Ancient World

Dentist Notices A Likely Human Jawbone In His Parents' Floor

Burke Ramsey, The Brother Of Murder Victim JonBenét Ramsey

Frank Hamer, The Texas Ranger Who Stopped Bonnie And Clyde

Italian Research Team Claims They May Have Found Plato's Tomb

The Voynich Manuscript Could Be, Partially, About Sex

Omertà: The Mafia's Life-Or-Death Code Of Silence

Nasubi, The Contestant On History's Cruelest Reality Show

Archaeologists Discover "Massive" Skeletons of Viking Descendants In Sicily

Villa Possibly Belonging To Roman Emperor Augustus Unearthed

Bronze Age 'Zombie Grave' Unearthed In Germany

The Brutal Death Of Nicole Brown Simpson, O.J. Simpson's Ex-Wife

Mt. Vesuvius Caused Its Victims' Blood To Vaporize And Heads To Explode

Inside The Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy Theory

1,500-Year-Old Tomb Of Germanic Lord Found Buried With Circle Of Women

Who Betrayed Anne Frank And Her Family To The Nazis?

Anchor Found From Merchant Royal Shipwreck Worth $1.3 Billion

Schwerer Gustav Gun: The Biggest Cannon In The World

Leif Erikson, The First European Explorer To Reach America

Human Remains Found On Welsh Coast Could Be Centuries Old

Who Built The Pyramids Of Egypt? Inside The Historical Evidence

Study Finds Female Vikings Purposefully Elongated Their Skulls

Robert Durst, The Real Estate Scion Who Became A Murderer

Metal Detectorist Finds 6,000-Year-Old Ax In Polish Forest

2,500-Year-Old Greek-Illyrian Helmet Unearthed In Croatia

77 Stunning Color Photos Of The World's Cultures A Century Ago

2,500-Year-Old Erotic Graffiti In Greece Is Among Oldest Ever Found

Edward John Smith, The Captain Of The RMS Titanic

Skinwalkers: The Real Story Behind The Chilling Navajo Legend

Ancient Traces Of Ayahuasca Discoverd In Shamanic Pouch In Bolivia

Henry Hill And The True Story Of 'Goodfellas'

Stunning Frescoes Uncovered In Pompeii Banquet Room

Study Reveals Gruesome Trend Of Neolithic Human Sacrifice

Colleen Ritzer, The Teacher Killed By Her 14-Year-Old Student

Navajo Code Talkers, The Allies' Secret Weapon During WW2

Chang And Eng Bunker, The Siamese Twins Who Became Showmen

Bass Reeves’ Children And Their Complicated Story

Billy Batts' Real-Life Murder Was Too Brutal For 'Goodfellas' To Show

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